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Thunderstorm Wind in Benton County, Mississippi

Thunderstorm Wind May 18, 2025 · Benton County, Mississippi

69 mph

Estimated gust (60 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Large tree snapped along Hwy 5 in Hickory Flat.

The wider storm

A bowing MCS entered northwest Mississippi during the morning hours with plentiful instability. This segment resulted in damaging winds before quickly weakening as it headed east.

Moisture surged northward as a warm front lifted across the area, which enhanced atmospheric recovery. An increasing low-level jet enhanced this risk. A supercell was able to form and flourish across Arkansas and eventually track into north Mississippi, resulting in significant wind damage and a brief tornado during the evening hours.

Began near Hickory Flat (34.6300, -89.1800).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 De Soto County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1260345. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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